LIVE AND LEARN

Registered charity 1165556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£984k
Latest spending
£939k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £26,851, resulting in negative unrestricted reserves. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, a target not currently met given the negative fund balance. The charity received £985,223 in public sector grants and donations, which enabled an expansion of services despite the overall financial loss for the year.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Total income
£984k
Total spending
£939k
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£18k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2024£984k£939k
31/07/2023£985k£975k
31/07/2022£813k£798k
31/07/2021£456k£470k
31/07/2020£304k£343k

Common questions

Is LIVE AND LEARN financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £26,851, resulting in negative unrestricted reserves. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, a target not currently met given the negative fund balance. The charity received £985,223 in public sector grants and donations, which enabled an expansion of services despite the overall financial loss for the year. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIVE AND LEARN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIVE AND LEARN as a grant recipient include FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED, CMZ LTD, MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED, SF FOUNDATION, TAGMARSH CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

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